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Good Day Everyone
Fitness at Sea is encouraged greatly, but buying of equipment is so very important to ensure we have the opposite effect, injuries to our seafarers with sub standard equipment.
But what are the standards, I understand that there are three levels, home, light commercial and commercial, but cannot find specific guidelines.
Greatly appreciate assitance.
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Hi. I had this problem in 2007 when we decided to install a small gym in our building. We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A large number of staff work an on demand service so could have a large number of free hours in their shift.
Unfortunately I couldn't find anything concrete to answer your question. However, talking to manufacturers they advised that it is dependant on the daily use. I was told that 'home use' was for up to 1 hour use a day, 'light commercial' was for around 4-6 hours and that 'full commercial' was 12 + hours a day.
We went for the 'full commercial' option as it was very close in price to the lower option. Get it serviced every year and any faults checked by service staff - ours has been going great since 2007 with a lot of use.
Hope this helps.
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I think that as long as the equipment "Conforms" i.e. CE, then the equipment will be OK to use. The Gym at my work is not HSE Approved machines, dont exist as far as I know. The only thing that would be required is the Induction to the safe use of the Gym by a competent person. Maybe a local Personal Trainer.
I have been on vessels where divers have supplied the gym and there is nothing wrong with that as long as they are safe to use.
I am not sure MHOR cover this so Dont bother looking :)
Hope this helps
Ryan
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If you are looking to strictly complex with the law (as you come across in your question). As it is equipment provided at work I would say PUWER applies. I am not advising OTT advice before others complain. Check the link provided below for further advice. It should be as simple as risk assess the equipment, provide training, younger staff may be limited to use the equipment, depending on age of staff e.g. Apprentices/work experience. Maintain equipment as per manufacturers instructions etc etc. it's been pretty much alluded to already. Here's the link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/wo.../training-competence.htm
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quote=Ryan.Donald] I think that as long as the equipment "Conforms" i.e. CE, then the equipment will be OK to use.
Ryan I know nothing about Gym equipment but a lot about CE marking and approvals. I warn anyone to be very careful about accepting CE marks as proof that any equipment is OK. In theory it ought to be true, but in practice the thing is so poorly policed and enforced as to make it a waste of time. All you need is a printer and some labels and you have CE marked equipment.
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